Author Archives: Nevi’im

וָאֶתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ אֶת־חֻקֹּותַ֔י וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֖י הֹודַ֣עְתִּי אֹותָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹותָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֥י בָּהֶֽם׃ And I gave to them My statutes, and my judgments I made known to them, which if a man does them, he shall live in them.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וָאֹֽוצִיאֵ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וָאֲבִאֵ֖ם אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ And I brought them out from the land of Mitsrayim, and I brought them into the wilderness.   Morphology וָאֹוצִיאֵם – Root: יָצָא; Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; … Continue reading →

וָאַ֨עַשׂ֙ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֔י לְבִלְתִּ֥י הֵחֵ֛ל לְעֵינֵ֥י הַגֹּויִ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣מָּה בְתֹוכָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נֹודַ֤עְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶם֙ לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם לְהֹוצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it should not be profaned before the eyes of the nations among whom … Continue reading →

וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֗י וְלֹ֤א אָבוּ֙ לִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלַ֔י אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א הִשְׁלִ֔יכוּ וְאֶת־גִּלּוּלֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם לֹ֣א עָזָ֑בוּ וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכַלֹּ֤ות אַפִּי֙ בָּהֶ֔ם בְּתֹ֖וךְ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me. Each man did … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם אִ֣ישׁ שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י עֵינָיו֙ הַשְׁלִ֔יכוּ וּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם אַל־תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ And I said to them, ‘Each man, the detestable things of his eyes cast away, and with the idols of Mitsrayim do not defile yourselves. I am YHWH … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא נָשָׂ֤אתִי יָדִי֙ לָהֶ֔ם לְהֹֽוצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֶל־אֶ֜רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֣רְתִּי לָהֶ֗ם זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ צְבִ֥י הִ֖יא לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֹֽות׃ In that day I lifted up my hand to them to bring them out from the land of Mitsrayim to a land which … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ בְּיֹום֙ בָּחֳרִ֣י בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וָאֶשָּׂ֣א יָדִ֗י לְזֶ֨רַע֙ בֵּ֣ית יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וָאִוָּדַ֥ע לָהֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וָאֶשָּׂ֨א יָדִ֤י לָהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “In the day I chose … Continue reading →

הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֹתָ֔ם הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖וט בֶּן־אָדָ֑ם אֶת־תֹּועֲבֹ֥ת אֲבֹותָ֖ם הֹודִיעֵֽם׃ Will you judge them, will you judge, son of man? The abominations of their fathers make known to them.   Morphology הֲתִשְׁפֹּט – Root: שָׁפַט; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶת־זִקְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֹתִ֖י אַתֶּ֣ם בָּאִ֑ים חַי־אָ֨נִי֙ אִם־אִדָּרֵ֣שׁ לָכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ “Son of man, speak to the elders of Yisraʾel and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי – Root: הָיָה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass / And there was”; Notes: Standard … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ית בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ בֶּעָשֹׂ֣ור לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ בָּ֧אוּ אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃ ס And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, men came from the elders of … Continue reading →

וַתֵּצֵ֨א אֵ֜שׁ מִמַּטֵּ֤ה בַדֶּ֨יהָ֙ פִּרְיָ֣הּ אָכָ֔לָה וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה בָ֛הּ מַטֵּה־עֹ֖ז שֵׁ֣בֶט לִמְשֹׁ֑ול קִ֥ינָה הִ֖יא וַתְּהִ֥י לְקִינָֽה׃ פ And fire went out from the rod of her branches, it devoured her fruit, and there was not in her a strong rod, a … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֖ה שְׁתוּלָ֣ה בַמִּדְבָּ֑ר בְּאֶ֖רֶץ צִיָּ֥ה וְצָמָֽא׃ And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a land dry and thirsty.   Morphology וְעַתָּה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And now”; Notes: Marks the present state, … Continue reading →

וַתֻּתַּ֤שׁ בְּחֵמָה֙ לָאָ֣רֶץ הֻשְׁלָ֔כָה וְר֥וּחַ הַקָּדִ֖ים הֹובִ֣ישׁ פִּרְיָ֑הּ הִתְפָּרְק֧וּ וְיָבֵ֛שׁוּ מַטֵּ֥ה עֻזָּ֖הּ אֵ֥שׁ אֲכָלָֽתְהוּ׃ And she was plucked up in fury, to the ground she was cast down, and the east wind dried up her fruit; her strong rods were … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽהְיוּ־לָ֞הּ מַטֹּ֣ות עֹ֗ז אֶל־שִׁבְטֵי֙ מֹֽשְׁלִ֔ים וַתִּגְבַּ֥הּ קֹֽומָתֹ֖ו עַל־בֵּ֣ין עֲבֹתִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֣א בְגָבְהֹ֔ו בְּרֹ֖ב דָּלִיֹּתָֽיו׃ And it had strong rods for the scepters of rulers, and its height was exalted above between the thick branches, and it was seen in its height … Continue reading →

אִמְּךָ֥ כַגֶּ֛פֶן בְּדָמְךָ֖ עַל־מַ֣יִם שְׁתוּלָ֑ה פֹּֽרִיָּה֙ וַֽעֲנֵפָ֔ה הָיְתָ֖ה מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ Your mother was like a vine in your blood, planted by waters; fruitful and full of branches she became from many waters.   Morphology אִמְּךָ (ʾimmekha) – Root: אם (ʾem); … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֤הוּ בַסּוּגַר֙ בַּֽחַחִ֔ים וַיְבִאֻ֖הוּ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל יְבִאֻ֨הוּ֙ בַּמְּצֹדֹ֔ות לְמַ֗עַן לֹא־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קֹולֹ֛ו עֹ֖וד אֶל־הָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And they put him in the cage with hooks, and they brought him to the king of Bavel; they brought him in nets so that … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ עָלָ֥יו גֹּויִ֛ם סָבִ֖יב מִמְּדִינֹ֑ות וַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּ עָלָ֛יו רִשְׁתָּ֖ם בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥ם נִתְפָּֽשׂ׃ And nations set against him all around from the provinces, and they spread over him their net; in their pit he was taken.   Morphology וַיִּתְּנוּ (va-yittenu) – Root: נתן … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨דַע֙ אַלְמְנֹותָ֔יו וְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם הֶחֱרִ֑יב וַתֵּ֤שַׁם אֶ֨רֶץ֙ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ מִקֹּ֖ול שַׁאֲגָתֹֽו׃ And he ravaged their widows, and their cities he laid waste, and the land was desolated with its fullness from the sound of his roaring.   Morphology וַיֵּדַע (va-yedaʿ) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּתֹוךְ־אֲרָיֹ֖ות כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃ And he went about among lions; a young lion he became, and he learned to tear prey; man he devoured.   Morphology וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ (va-yithallekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Hitpael wayyiqtol (narrative … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּ אֵלָ֛יו גֹּויִ֖ם בְּשַׁחְתָּ֣ם נִתְפָּ֑שׂ וַיְבִאֻ֥הוּ בַֽחַחִ֖ים אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And nations heard of him; in their pit he was taken, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ (va-yishmeʿu) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֛עַל אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃ And she brought up one of her cubs; a young lion he became, and he learned to tear prey; man he devoured.   Morphology וַתַּעַל (va-taʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ מָ֤ה אִמְּךָ֙ לְבִיָּ֔א בֵּ֥ין אֲרָיֹ֖ות רָבָ֑צָה בְּתֹ֥וךְ כְּפִרִ֖ים רִבְּתָ֥ה גוּרֶֽיהָ׃ And you shall say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness; among lions she lay down, in the midst of young lions she reared her cubs.   Morphology וְאָמַרְתָּ (ve-amarta) … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּה֙ שָׂ֣א קִינָ֔ה אֶל־נְשִׂיאֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וְאַתָּה (ve-ʾattah) – Root: אתה (ʾattah); Form: Conjunction וְ + independent pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “And you”; Notes: Direct address, emphasizing the … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֶחְפֹּץ֙ בְּמֹ֣ות הַמֵּ֔ת נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וְהָשִׁ֖יבוּ וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ פ For I do not delight in the death of the dead one,” declares the Lord YHWH. So turn back, and live.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); … Continue reading →

הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּ מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם אֶת־כָּל־פִּשְׁעֵיכֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֣ם בָּ֔ם וַעֲשׂ֥וּ לָכֶ֛ם לֵ֥ב חָדָ֖שׁ וְר֣וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וְלָ֥מָּה תָמֻ֖תוּ בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Cast away from upon you all your transgressions that you have transgressed in them, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new … Continue reading →

לָכֵן֩ אִ֨ישׁ כִּדְרָכָ֜יו אֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט אֶתְכֶם֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה שׁ֤וּבוּ וְהָשִׁ֨יבוּ֙ מִכָּל־פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם לְמִכְשֹׁ֖ול עָוֹֽן׃ Therefore, each man according to his ways I will judge you, house of Yisraʾel,” declares the Lord YHWH. “Repent and turn back from … Continue reading →

וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵ֖ן דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֲדֹנָ֑י הַדְּרָכַ֞י לֹ֤א יִתָּֽכְנּוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲלֹ֥א דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵֽן׃ And the house of Yisraʾel say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Are my ways not right, house of Yisraʾel? Are your … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְאֶ֣ה וַיָּשֶׁב מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה חָיֹ֥ה יִחְיֶ֖ה לֹ֥א יָמֽוּת׃ And he sees and turns back from all his transgressions that he has done; surely he shall live, he shall not die.   Morphology וַיִּרְאֶה (va-yirʾeh) – Root: ראה; Form: Qal … Continue reading →